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Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Stony Ridge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Stony Ridge and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • Astronomy & Satellites ...
    • Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
    • To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Stony Ridge:
    • 41.510330, -83.507153
    • Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
    • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Stony Ridge
  • Bird Watching ...
    • We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
    • The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Wood County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Wood County
    • Since Stony Ridge is near Sandusky County and also Ottawa County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Sandusky County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Ottawa County
  • Waymarking ...
    • Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
    • Open the Waymark.com report for Stony Ridge

Communities Also Named Stony Ridge ...

We found four communities that are also named Stony Ridge.

There are two communities within Ohio that are also named Stony Ridge.

Beyond Ohio, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Ohio ...
    • Mahoning County
      • This Stony Ridge is located in Mahoning County and lies 143 miles [230.1 km]<1> to the east of the Stony Ridge that is located in Wood County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mahoning County community of Stony Ridge.
    • Pike County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Stony Ridge [Pike County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Indiana
      • Kosciusko County
      • This Stony Ridge is located in Kosciusko County and lies 118 miles [189.9 km]<1> to the west of the Stony Ridge that is located in Wood County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kosciusko County community of Stony Ridge.
    • Virginia
      • Tazewell County
      • This Stony Ridge is located in Tazewell County and lies 316 miles [508.6 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Stony Ridge that is located in Wood County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tazewell County community of Stony Ridge.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Stony Ridge ...

As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.

  • Crane Creek Place
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Crane Creek Place is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane Creek Place
  • Five Points
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Five Points is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
  • Frances Gardens
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Frances Gardens is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frances Gardens
  • Grassy Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Grassy Creek is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Creek
  • Hobart
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Hobart is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobart
  • Holiday Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Holiday Park is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Park
  • Indian Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Indian Creek is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
  • Island View
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Island View is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island View
  • Lime City
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Lime City is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime City
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Luckey
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Parliament Place
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Parliament Place is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parliament Place
    • Pheasant Run
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Pheasant Run is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Run
    • Ranch Gardens
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Ranch Gardens is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranch Gardens
    • Stanley
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Stanley is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
    • Valley Hills
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Valley Hills is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Hills

How Far From Stony Ridge to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Stony Ridge to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Stony Ridge and extending to:

  • Bowling Green, which is the Seat of Wood County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Stony Ridge to Bowling Green, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 109 miles [175.4 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 385 miles [619.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,044 miles [9,726.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,774 miles [10,901.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,652 miles [7,486.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Stony Ridge) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Stony Ridge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day.
<5>The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Stony Ridge to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Stony Ridge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.5103, Longitude: -83.5072       In this case, the coordinates for Stony Ridge have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.751 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.222 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.679 degrees.